Coal Powers Reliability While America Rebuilds Its Minerals Supply Chains

In 2025, two parallel stories defined American energy and industrial policy. Coal kept the lights on amidst unprecedented reliability challenges and served as a price shock absorber softening the bite of rising electricity prices. U.S. mineral insecurity and China’s mineral dominance finally gave way... Read More

The Congressional Minerals Mandate

China’s mineral extortion has brought the age of U.S. minerals hand-wringing to an end. The Trump administration is leading the charge to address the nation’s alarming mineral import reliance and break China’s chokehold on global mineral supply chains. And now Congress must jump in with equal determination... Read More